Gotta win this one: Chester vs. Eldred. It will likely decide the Class D title again. Eldred crosses county lines to play the Hambletonians on Oct. 16

Know this: Chester plays at perennial state power Tuckahoe on Sept. 17. Tuckahoe beat Chester 47-20 in the state Class D quarterfinals last year, then lost to eventual champ Moriah 21-6 in the semifinals.

Gotta win this one: On Oct. 16, Eldred plays at Chester. The teams have played for the Section 9 Class D title the last four years, with each team winning twice. Chester beat Eldred 24-14 in last year's championship.

Know this: Eldred, 30-9 over the last five seasons, returns 16 seniors, including 10 starters. ... Henry, who threw for 1,053 yards last season, enters his third year as the starter under center. He also started the second half of the season as a freshman.

Schedule

Sept. 5: Tri-Valley, 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 11: at Livingston Manor/Roscoe, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 18: at Liberty, 4 p.m.

Sept. 26: Spackenkill, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 3: at Onteora, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 10: Hancock, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 16: at Chester, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: Livingston Manor/Roscoe, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 31: TBA

Coach: Fred Ahart (Roscoe head coach since 1979, with program since 1969) and Kevin Clifford (coach at Livingston Manor since 2005)

Gotta win this one: Livingston Manor/Roscoe gets a shot at the top two teams in the class — Chester and Eldred — in a 15-day span in October. LM/R hosts Chester on Oct. 10 and travels to Eldred on Oct. 24. The underdogs also play non-league games against the duo earlier in the year.

Know this: Correa could be in for a breakout year. He rushed for 1,000 yards last year and developed while playing in the spread offense as the year went on. "He had a few 200-yard games at the end of the year," Clifford said. "Troy is a good athlete and we have some good athletes around him."

Schedule

Sept. 4: at Hancock, 7 p.m.

Sept. 11: Eldred, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 18: Onteora, 4 p.m.

Sept. 26: at Chester, 3 p.m.

Oct. 3: at Bainbridge, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 10: Chester, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 17: Harpursville, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 24: at Eldred, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 31: TBA

Justin Rodriguez

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